Cuff pressing attachment means



Feb. 1, 1955 N. P. TUTINO 2,700,834

CUFF PRESSING ATTACHMENT MEANS Filed Dec. 51, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 =Fl5l 1, 1955 N. P. TUTINO 7 2,700,834

CUFF PRESSING ATTACHMENT MEANS Filed Dec. 51, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 as ea IN VEN TOR. Mch'ams 1Q 7Z/rw0 147' 7' GENE V United States Patent CUFF PRESSING ATTACHlVIENT MEANS Nicholas P. Tutino, Alhambra, Calif.

Application December 31, 1949, Serial No. 136,191

' 19 Claims. (Cl. 38-12) This invention relates generally to garment pressing equipment, and relates more particularly to trouser cuff pressing attachments.

Although not limited thereto, the present invention has particular utility in alteration work, especially in connection with the pressing of mens trousers. Hence, the invention is shown and described herein in this connection.

Present hand methods of pressing the cuffs and trouser legs of mens trousers, which have been altered, are time consuming and relatively expensive inasmuch as it is necessary to baste the cuffs before the pressing operation.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide means of the above mentioned character whereby altered trousers may be quickly pressed, with a material saving of time, and hence, with a material reduction in the cost of the alteration work.

Another object of the invention is to provide means of this character with which a smoother job may be done, especially on fabrics difficult to handle, such as gabardine.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means of this character whereby basting of the cuffs may be eliminated and the cuffs may be stretched and held in position on the buck of the pressing machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character whereby the cuffs may be stretched more at the top than at the bottom, and the edges of the cuffs will follow the lines of the trouser legs.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, whereby the trouser legs may be pressed at the same time that the cuffs are pressed.

Another object of the invention is to provide means of this character adjustable both with respect to the width of the cuffs and with respect to the length of the trouser legs.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means of the present character having removable supports for the cuff engaging parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide means of this character which may be used with various types of steam presses.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means of this character having spring tension means for placing tension on the cuffs while they are being pressed.

Another object of the invention is to provide means'of this character wherein the part of attachment having the spring tensioning means comprises a plurality of parts which may be fixed together, if desired, so that the attachment may be used without the spring tension for certain types of work.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means of this character that is simple in constmction and operation and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be brought out in the following part of the specification.

Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a pressing machine with attachments embodying the present invention;

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2 is a plan view of one of the attachment parts; 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; 4 is a plan view of an alternative arrangement; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a view of the under side of the device shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of another type of pressing ma- 2,700,834 Patented Feb. 1, 1955 ice I chine, showing only the platform and buck, with a modified arrangement of the present invention; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the parts of the attachment shown in Fig. 7.

Referring now to Fig. 1, there is shown a steam pressing machine having a buck 10 mounted over a platform or table 11 and having a head 12 pivotally connected to the buck at 13. The cuff pressing attachment, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, comprises a pair of cuff holding members indicated generally at 14 and 15 respectively. The members 14 and 15 are removably attachable to respective supporting means 16 and 17, disposed adjacent the front and rear of the buck 10. Each supporting means is shown as comprising a pair of sockets 18 which are spaced apart longitudinally of the platform 11 and secured thereto by screws 20 or by any other suitable means. The sockets 18 support a frame in the general shape of an inverted U. The free ends of the side members 21 of the frame are received in the respective sockets 18 and the closed end 22 of the frame is disposed substantially horizontally adjacent the front edge of the buck 10. The top of the part 22 of the frame is in substantially the same plane as the top surface of the buck, it being noted that the frame parts 21 and 22 are formed of pipes and are connected by elbows 23. However, the frame may be formed of rod material or any other suitable material and may be formed of a single length of such material. The rear support 17 is of similar construction and is located adjacent the rear edge of the buck in substantially the same manner that the support 16 is located adjacent the front edge of said buck.

The cuff engaging member 14 comprises a plate of sheet metal or the like, and includes a flat body portion 25 provided with a notch, indicated generally at 26 of roughly U-shaped form. The outer edge 27 of the notch 26 is inclined at an angle which corresponds to the angle of the edge 28 of a leg 29 of the trousers which are being pressed. The opposite edge 30 of the notch 26 is inclined in the same general direction as the edge 27 but the angle of inclination is substantially greater so as to provide a notch of sufficient size to permlt ready engagement with the inside of the cuff. Adjacent the opposite end of the body 25 are downturned flanges 31 at the sides of said body, and said flanges are provided with a plurality of notches 32 for reception of the horizontal part 22 of the support. By reason of the notches 32 the cuff holding member 14 is adjustable laterally with respect to the buck and is also adjustable longitudinally on the part 22 of the frame 16. The end of the body 25 opposite the notch 26 is also provided with a downturned flange 33, and the side edges of the flange 33 may be soldered or otherwise secured to the adjacent edges of the flanges 31 so as to reenforce same.

The cuff holding member 15 is of similar construction but of opposite hand, so as to engage the opposite side of the cuff. The member 15 is also adjustable on the part 22 of support 17 in the same manner described above in connection with the member 14.

Each of the members 14 and 15 has a part 35 at its inner end, beyond the notch 26, which is insertable into the cuff 36 of the trouser leg 29, and it will be noted that the edges 27 of the notches 26 cause the respective edges of the cuff to assume the same angularity as the respective edges of the trouser leg, and where it is necessary, the cuff may be stretched to the proper width by suitable adjustment of the cuff of either or both of the cuff engaging members 14 and 15. Inasmuch as the cuff engaging member is at the front of the buck, it is usually easier to adjust said member so as to get the proper stretching and forming of the cuff 36.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, it will be readily apparent that the cuff and trouser leg on the buck may be pressed simultaneously, and the cuff holding members 14 and 15, which hold the cuff in position on the buck 10, will in no manner interfere with the proper pressing of both the cuff and the adjacent portion of the trouser leg.

When the press is being used for other purposes, and the cuff holding attachment means is not required, the members 14 and 15 may be readily removed from their supporting frames, and the frames themselves removed from the sockets 18.

The cuff holding member shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, indicated generally at 39, comprises two parts which, for convenience, will be termed front part 40 and the rear part 41. The front part 40 is relatively thin and may be formed of sheet metal or the like. It includes a notch 26 adjacent the free end thereof, having an edge 27 which is inclined as in the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The rear part is provided along its side edges with downwardly and inwardly turned flanges 42 which provide grooves for slidable reception of the side edge portions of the part 40, so that the parts 40 and 41 telescope. There is also means for yieldingly urging the parts 40 and 41 into telescoped relation, and this means comprises a spring 45 having one end secured to a spring bolt 46 received in a hole provided therefor adjacent the outer end of said part 41. The opposite end of the spring 45 is connected to a spring bolt 47 received in a hole provided therefor in the part 40, the hole for the spring bolt 47 being so located as to permit full telescoping of the parts 40 and 41. A second opening, 48, may be provided in the part 40, in longitudinally spaced relation with respect to the hole for the bolt 47, and spaced outwardly from the inner edge 49 of the part 41, so that the spring may be placed under greater tension when the bolt 47 is in the opening 48.

If desired, a part 40 may be provided with a pair of openings 50 spaced laterally apart, and the part 41 may be provided with corresponding openings 51. The parts 40 and 41 may then be moved to a position whereat the respective holes 50 and 51 are in register, and screws or bolts (not shown) may be inserted in said registered holes for fixedly securing the parts 40 and 41 together.

The member 39 is also provided with means for removably attaching same to the supporting frame, and this attaching means is best shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The rear edge of the part 41 is provided with a downturned flange 55, and a plurality of channels 56 are soldered, welded, or otherwise suitably secured to the under side of the flanges 42. These channels are U- shaped in cross section and are arranged with their open sides down. The channels are of sufl'icient width to receive the longitudinal member or part 22 of the supporting frame and are so spaced on the part 41 as to provide corresponding laterally extending grooves between the flange 50 and between their respective adjacent flanges.

It is to be understood that cuff holding members of the type shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 may be formed with the notches so arranged as to engage the opposite sides of the cuffs as described above in connection with the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. However, usually it is not necessary to have the spring urged type of device on both sides of the cuff. In such case the device of the type shown at in Fig. 1 may be used at the rear of the buck, and the spring urged cuff holding member used in place of the member 14. The end 35 of the suring urged cuff holding member is inserted into the cuff, and the rear part 41 moved outwardly so as to tension the spring 45. The part 41 of the cufi holding member 39 is then placed on the horizontal part 22 of the frame, which part 22 is received in the appropriate groove formed by the channel arrangement above described.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 7 the trouser legs are arranged on the buck 10a in a different manner from that shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 1 the trouser leg extends longitudinally on the buck, whereas in Fig. 7 the legs are disposed laterally relative to the buck. Supporting frames 60 are disposed adjacent the ends of the buck for use of cuff holding members such as 14 and 15. The pair of supports 61 are disposed adjacent the rear edge of the buck and are adapted to receive cuff holding members 62 and 63.

The cuff holding member 62, also shown in Fig. 8, comprises a top plate 64 having grooves 65 at the under side, formed in the same manner as those shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The end of the plate 64 opposite the grooves 65, has a notch 66 in one corner thereof. The notch is provided with a generally longitudinally extending edge 67 having an angle such as to correspond with the adjacent edge 28 of the trouser leg 29, there being an end portion 68 which is received in the cuff so that the cuff may be held and stretched in the manner above described in connection with the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The cuff engaging member 63 is structurally similar to the member 62, except that the notch 66 is arranged oppositely of the notch of the device 62. Thus, the cuffs of both trouser legs may be disposed on the buck 10a and held in suitable shape and position for pressing.

I claim:

1. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: front and rear attachment supporting means, each attachment supporting means having a horizontal part adapted to extend longitudinally with respect to the buck; a pair of plate members, each having a notch adjacent its inner end so as to provide a part adapted to enter a trouser cuff for holding said cuff in extended position on said buck, said trouser leg extending longitudinally on the buck; and means on each plate member for securing said plate members to the horizontal portions of the respective supporting means.

2. In a trouser cuff pressing device: a plate member having a notch adjacent one end thereof to provide a tongue adapted to enter the cuff of a trouser leg; 9. second plate member having downwardly and inwardly turned flanges along the side edges thereof to provide grooves in which the first mentioned plate member is slidably received so that the notched end thereof extends outwardly beyond the adjacent edge of the second plate member; yielding means secured to the respective plate members for yieldingly urging said members into telescoped relationship; and support engaging means on the second mentioned plate member for securing the device to a supporting means.

3. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: stationary attachment supporting means, said attachment supporting means including a plurality of support members adapted to be spaced apart from each other with a portion of said buck in between; a pair of plate members, each having a part adapted to enter a trouser cuff and hold it in flat extended position on the upper surface of said buck; and means on each plate member for removably attaching said member to respective supporting means.

4. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: a pair of stationary attachment supporting means, said means being adapted to be spaced apart from each other with at least a portion of said buck in between; a pair of plate members, each plate member having a part adapted to enter a trouser cuff and hold it in flat extended position on the upper surface of said buck, the part of the plate members adapted to enter the trouser cuff having edges conforming to the taper of trouser legs; and means for removably attaching said plate members to the respective supporting means.

5. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: a pair of horizontal attachment supporting means, said supporting means being adapted to be spaced from each other with at least a portion of the buck therebetween; a pair of plate members, each having a part adjacent one end adapted to enter a trouser cuff for holding it from opposite sides in flat extended position on the upper surface of said buck; and means adjacent the opposite end of each plate member for removably securing said plate members to their respective supporting means.

6. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, com prising: a plurality of stationary attachment supporting means adapted to be positioned adjacent the buck; a pair of cuff engaging members, one of said members having a portion adapted to enter a trouser cuff and hold it in extended position adjacent the upper surface of said buck; means for attaching said one cuff engaging member to one of the supporting means; the other of said cuff engaging members comprising telescoping parts, the outer end portion of one of said parts being engageable with said trouser cuff and the other of said parts having attaching means adjacent the outer end thereof for attaching said member to another of said stationary attachment supporting means; and yielding means urging the parts into telescoped position.

7. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: a pair of attachment supporting means having horizontal parts, said supporting means being adapted to be spaced apart from each other with a portion of the buck interposed therebetween; a pair of cuff engaging means, each of said cuff engaging means comprising a plate having a part adjacent one end adapted to enter a trouser cuff for holding it in flat extended position on the buck; and depending flanges along the side edges of the plate adjacent the opposite end, said flanges having corresponding notches therein for reception of the horizontal parts of the supporting means.

8. Removable trouser cufl pressing attachment means for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: a plurality of attachment supporting frames adapted to be spaced apart from each other, each frame including a horizontal part, at least one of said frames being adapted to be located adjacent the end of the buck and at least another of said frames being adapted to be located adjacent the rear side of the buck; a cuff engaging member comprising a plate attachable to the end frame and including a part adapted to enter the cuff of a trouser leg for holding said cuff in extended position on said buck; and a second cuflf engaging member comprising a plate attachable adjacent one end thereof to the frame at the rear of the buck, said plate having a notch at the inner corner so as to provide a longitudinally extending cuff engaging part adapted to enter a trouser cuff and having an edge conforming to the angle of the taper of the trouser leg.

9. Removable trouser cuff pressing attachment means for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: a pair of stationary attachment supporting means, said means being adapted to be spaced apart from each other with a portion of the buck between them; a pair of cuff engaging members, each of said cuff engaging members having a part adjacent one end adapted to enter a trouser cuff and hold it in extended position adjacent the upper surface of said buck; and means adjacent the other end of each cuff engaging member for attaching same to the respective supporting means, said attaching means being adjustable on the supporting means so that said cuff engaging members may be adjusted on their respective supporting means and thereby being adjustable relative to each other.

10. Removable trouser cuff pressing attachment means for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: attachment supporting means including a pair of horizontal members, said horizontal members being adapted to be spaced apart from each other with a portion of the buck disposed therebetween; a cuit' engaging device comprising a plate; means adjacent one end of said plate for attaching said plate to one of said horizontal members, said plate including a part adjacent the other end thereof adapted to enter the cuff of a trouser leg; and a second cuff engaging device comprising a plate; means adjacent one end of said plate for attaching said plate to the other of said horizontal members, said plate having a part adjacent the other end thereof adapted to enter a trouser cuff, said cuff engaging devices being adapted to cooperate with each other to hold said cuff in extended position from said buck.

l1. Removable trouser cuff pressing attachment means for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: attachment supporting means including a pair of horizontal members spaced apart from each other, one of said horizontal members being adapted to be located adjacent one end of the buck and the other of said horizontal members being adapted to be located adjacent the rear side of the buck, a portion of said buck being disposed between said horizontal members; a cuff engaging device comprising a plate attachable to the horizontal member adjacent the end of said buck and including a part adapted to enter the cuff of a trouser leg; and a second cuff engaging device comprising a plate; means adjacent one end of said plate for attaching same to the horizontal member adjacent the rear side of the buck, said plate having a cuff engaging part adapted to enter a trouser cuff, said cuff engaging devices being adapted to cooperate with each other to hold said cuff in extended position on said buck.

12. Removable trouser cuff pressing attachment means for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: attachment supporting means including a pair of horizontal members spaced apart from each other,

one of said horizontal members being adapted to be located adjacent one side of the buck and the other of said horizontal members being adapted to be located adjac ent the other side of the buck, a portion of said buck bfilllgfilSPOSQd between said horizontal members; a cuff engaging device comprising a plate attachable to one of the horizontal members; said plate including a part adapted to enter the cuff of a trouser leg; and a second cuff engaging device comprising a plate attachable to the other horizontal member, said plate having a part adapted to enter a trouser cuff, said cuff engaging devices being adapted to cooperate with each other to hold said cuff in extended position on said buck.

13. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: stationary attachment supporting means, said attachment supporting means including a plurality of support members adapted to be spaced apart from each other with a portion of said buck in between; a pair of plate members, each having a part adapted to enter a trouser cuff and hold it in flat extended position on the upper surface of said buck; and means on each plate member for removably attaching said member to respective supporting means.

14. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for pressing machines having a stationary buck, comprising: a plurality of stationary attachment supporting means; a pair of cuff engaging members, one of said members having a portion adapted to enter a trouser cuff and hold it in extended position adjacent the upper surface of said buck; means for attaching said one cuff engaging member to one of the supporting means; the other of said cuff engaging members comprising telescoping parts, the outer end portion of one of said parts being engageable With said trouser cuff and the other of said parts having attaching means adjacent the outer end thereof for attaching said member to another of said stationary attachment supporting means; and yielding means urging the parts into telescoped position.

15. A removable trouser cuff pressing attachment for use on pressing machines having a stationary buck comprising: a plurality of attachment supporting means having horizontal parts, said attachment supporting means being adapted to be spaced apart from each other with a portion of the buck interposed therebetween; a pair of individual cuff engaging means, each cuff engaging means comprising a plate having a part adjacent one end adapted to enter the trouser cuff for holding it in flat extended position on the buck, and transversely extending channel pieces secured to the under side of the plate adjacent the opposite end thereof, said channel pieces being spaced apart to provide grooves for reception of the horizontal part of the respective supporting means.

16. In an accessory for a clothes pressing machine having a table, an elongated buck located above the table, and a head to cooperate with the buck in a pressing operation, the combination of a pair of bars supported on the table with one of said bars located at each side adjacent one end of the buck, hook-means at each side resting on each bar, each of said hook-means having an extension to project into the cuffed end of the trousers, and means associated with the hook-means for developing a limiting yielding force to bias the same in a direction to separate them, and impart tension to the cuff and the material of the trousers adjacent thereto.

17. An accessory for a pressing machine according to claim 16, in which one of said hook-means includes a relatively fixed plate having a transverse flange on its under side to engage its said bar, and a relatively movable plate guided on the first named plate and extensible therefrom toward the buck, and in which the said extension has a laterally projecting tongue to project into the footopening of the trousers; and the said means for developing a limited yielding force connects the relatively movable plate to the relatively fixed plate.

18. An accessory for a pressing machine according to claim 16 in which the said means for developing a limited yielding force is associated with only one of the hookmeans and includes a relatively fixed part engaging its corresponding bar with which it is associated, and a relatively movable part guided on the relatively fixed part for movement toward and from the buck, said last named hook-means having a tongue to project into the footopening of the trousers; and in which the means for developing a limited yielding force connects the relative movable part to the relatively fixed part,

19. In an accessory for a clothes pressing machine having an elongated buck and a head, for pressing cuffed trousers between the same, the combination of hookmeans having an extension to project into the cuffed end of the trousers at one side thereof, a second hook-means having an extension to project into the cufied end of the trousers on the opposite side, means located respectively at each side of the buck for independently sup- 1 porting each hook-means and extending longitudinally with the buck for guiding the hook-means in a longitudinal direction of the buck, and tension means cooperating with one of said hook-means to develop tension in the material of the trousers in, and adjacent to, the cuff during the pressing operation.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,426,431 Blumenfeld Aug. 26, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS 651,728 Germany Oct. 18, 1937 

